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I was engaged by consultancy Avdiev in Feb/Mar 2023 to write up a report on property sector remuneration from detailed statistics supplied in a spreadsheet, and to prepare related media release, newsletter insert and socials. The client was very…

Property report

Many of the best-paid jobs are in industries and occupations with low ratios of women, such as construction, mining, engineering and technology – and improving gender balance in these industries could put a real dent in the gender pay gap. The…

Going against the grain: The women leading change in male-dominated industries

Women are in the vanguard of Australia’s intensifying efforts to combat climate change. FRAN MOLLOY Women are on the front foot in today’s climate movement, from the feisty young leaders of the School Strikes 4 Climate movement to the ‘‘teal wave’’…

Meet some of Australia’s climate champions

Female start-ups are on the rise but are less assured of funding than those headed by men. As women leave the corporate sector in droves to launch their own start-ups, female founders now play an increasingly important role in Australia’s small…

For women, starting up can be hard to do

Associate Professor Noushin Nasiri, Professor Niloufer Selvadurai, Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Dr Miriam Williams, Professor Farah Magrabi, Associate Professor Sarah Bankins, Professor Jian Yang Faculty of Arts; Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human…

International Women’s Day prompts calls for tech equity

Could green hydrogen become tomorrow’s primary energy source? A new book by Emeritus Professor John Mathews offers a practical guide on how – with enough money behind it – green hydrogen could completely replace today’s fossil fuel industry.…

How green hydrogen could replace the entire fossil fuel industry

Astronomer Professor Richard de Grijs from Macquarie University explains all the upcoming celestial events visible from Australia this year, and the best dates and times to see them: March Venus – Jupiter conjunction March 2 The orbits of Venus and…

A stargazer’s guide to 2023

Macquarie University astronomer Professor Richard de Grijs explains upcoming events in the southern night sky this year and the best dates and times to see them. Venus – Jupiter conjunction, March 2 The orbits of Venus and Jupiter around the Sun will…

Sky shows: A stargazer's guide to 2023

VIDEO: Women undergoing breast implant surgery performed by non-certified surgeons have increased risks of complications, such as deformity, according to six years of new data from Australia’s first breast implant assessment clinic. A Macquarie…

Non-certified surgeons to blame for many breast implant complications: study

The free, easy-to-use query tool has schools in a lather – but should clinicians be worried too? The artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT that launched as a free “research preview” late last year has quickly gained momentum, with millions of…

Move over Dr Google: chatGPT is here

Researchers have taken a step closer to developing a blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms appear and potentially in enough time to defend against the disease. New research into a blood biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease shows…

Progress on Alzheimer’s blood test could improve early intervention opportunities

The artificial intelligence (AI) platform chatGPT that launched as a free “research preview” late last year has quickly gained momentum, with millions of users testing and adopting the text generation tool. Industry mavens have even described its use…

The public release of the Artificial Intelligence tool ChatGPT is set to trigger major disruption in school and university classrooms – but banning it is not the solution, says Macquarie University education technology scholar, Professor Matt Bower.…

Education rethink ahead as ChatGPT hits classrooms

Australia stands on the cusp of a new and exciting market opportunity, with the imminent launch of the first production plant to use a CSIRO-developed low-energy method to process magnesium There is increasing global demand for this strong, light…

MagSonic slashing emissions at the speed of sound

With health contributing a significant portion of global emissions, the sector needs to be part of the solution. Climate change has been dubbed the greatest health challenge in human history – and digital health is late to the party, says Professor…

Can digital health curb sector’s climate impact?

Song plays an important social role for zebra finches in the wild, upending theories that songbirds only sing to establish territory and attract a mate, a new study reveals. In its natural desert habitat, the tiny, colourful Australian zebra finch…

Zebra birds are social singers: new study

Australia is described as a utopia for impact investing, as super funds force the companies they invest in to adopt environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, Macquarie applied finance researchers found. New research on the practices of…

Greenwashing in the firing line as Australian super funds pursue authentic sustainability

TAFE Teachers are at the front line of a mental health crisis in VET students – but often need support themselves, writes Fran Molloy. Across Australia, dedicated teachers are at the front line of a growing crisis in student mental health and…

Head in the right direction: Mental health and wellbeing in the spotlight

In this article for Guardian Labs, I was commissioned to analyse an extensive dataset based on a survey by content sponsor SEEK, specify appropriate graphics, write graphic descriptions and labels, and craft the accompanying text which describes the…

Beyond just salary: what are Australians looking for at each stage of our career?

The first images of a nebula from the James Webb Telescope gave astronomers remarkable insights into the death of the star that created these beautiful haloes of gas and dust. Among the first five image sets from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…

Death spiral: New James Webb Space Telescope images show a star's murder scene

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From Melanesian rituals to traditional crafts in Vietnam, expedition cruises allow visitors to get closer to local culture than is possible on big liners The cruises bring revenue to tribal communities, and experts say this travel trend will grow as…

Adventure cruises in South Pacific and Southeast Asia offer intimate brushes with traditional culture for those ‘sick of the same old stuff’

While it may seem that Port Vila and Santo get all the attention with their many wrecks and reefs, in truth the whole island group of Vanuatu has an enormous variety of diving experiences to suit all levels and interests. Almost divers will arrive in…

Scuba diving Vanuatu

I’ve made several visits to Luganville over the last few years but one new addition to the main street caught my attention. A tiny building in Unity Park at the western end of Main Street, almost on the banks of the Sarakata River, is where Stage 1…

New World War 2 museum for Luganville, Espiritu Santo

The 2023 Harley-Davidson Road Glide ST is a stylish and practical machine. But is it worth the big price tag? To trace the evolution of the imperious Harley-Davidson Road Glide, we need to venture back to 1941 when Milwaukee launched the FL series of…

2023 Harley-Davidson Road Glide ST Review

Seattle, the capital of the US state of Washington, is fast becoming the choice jumping-off point for cruises departing to Alaska. Extensive reworking of the wharf precinct is taking place, making for an enhanced visitor experience that is in the…

Visiting Seattle USA

Holland America Line brings more people to Alaska than by any other means and have been doing it longer than any other cruise line. Which US capital city can you not drive to? It’s a great trivia question and it's true: you cannot drive to the state…

North to Alaska: Cruising with Holland America

Koh Lanta: a splash of luxury on Thailand’s Hideaway Island. Written by Roderick Eime Photography by Pimilai Resort and Spa Blissfully underdeveloped and with some of the best beaches in the region, the verdant island of Koh Lanta remains a haven for…

Patch of heaven

As with so many popular travel destinations, Australia’s North West suffered under the COVID restrictions, then took another punch to the body with catastrophic floods. However, there is some good news with the WA Government announcement of a $6…

Now is the time to visit Australia’s North West #WesternAustralia

Travel writer Roderick Eime explores the mighty megamall of ICONSIAM. Bangkok’s newest megamall, ICONSIAM, opened in 2019 to great fanfare on the eve of the global pandemic. The US$1.5 billion complex must have had investors in a cold sweat as cities…

Exploring ICONSIAM, Bangkok’s newest megamall

Like most places in Thailand, you can find accommodation at every price point, but here on Koh Lanta, tucked away inside the jungle, are some genuinely outstanding resorts. We looked for luxury, pampering and excellent reviews and chose Pimalai…

Pimalai Resort & Spa: Elegance and seclusion on Koh Lanta

Luxury accommodation at Pimalai Resort & Spa The Thai island of the sea gypsies Blissfully underdeveloped and with some of the best beaches in the region, the verdant island of Koh Lanta remains a haven for nature lovers and travellers. Travel…

Koh Lanta: a splash of luxury on Thailand’s Hideaway Island

#hugthailand # amazingthailand Should we include Bangkok among the world’s greatest shopping cities? Does Thailand's frenetic capital rate against the traditional Asian retail meccas of Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai? Travel journalist, Roderick Eime…

Thailand's giant ICONSIAM is the world's most expensive shopping mall - but the food is cheap

The City of Greater Bendigo has made a firm bid for the title: ‘Classic Motorcycle Capital of Australia’. How so? Well, two very substantial and valuable collections are now ensconced in permanent premises in the city. One in Castlemaine, the other…

Old Bikes Find a Home in Bendigo and Castlemaine

The Northern Territory is unique in Australia’s travel landscape with the Top End offering everything from ancient landscapes to adrenaline thrills. The Kakadu Air twin-engined Cessna swoops low over the ancient precipes of Kakadu and Nourlangie Rock…

#Adventure and exploration in #Australia's Top End

Built in 1931 for a life of luxurious Pacific cruising, the 200m SS President Coolidge began her life carrying the well-to-do and who's who of American society. Her playgrounds included Hawaii, Hong Kong and, ironically, Japan, where she sped to from…

The Wreck of the USS President Coolidge in Vanuatu

My fascination with unusual hotels is no secret, particularly the historic properties that either started life as hotels or some other civic or private structure. Wandering the streets of the Sydney CBD is a self-guided tour anyone can do, spotting…

First review: Sydney’s newest boutique hotel – The Porter House

From tobacco, leather and wooden furniture to luxury hotel: The evoloution of The Porter House Hotel Sydney - M Gallery

The hedonistic city of Los Angeles is made for lovers. For lovers all things from wine and food, to nature, shopping and the performing arts. Share the love in LA with these attractions. For theatre lovers With more than 1500 theatrical productions…

California: Love to love LA

If there is one thing to remember about travelling to the world’s southernmost city, it’s not to make jokes about the Falklands War. As recently as October, controversial BBC TV personality, Jeremy Clarkson, and the crew from Top Gear were obliged to…

USHUAIA: THE CITY AT THE END OF THE WORLD

There’s nothing quite like a luxury car and exclusive hotels to get your imagination running wild. Roderick Eime channels his inner secret agent on a fast-paced mission from Berlin to Copenhagen. By Roderick Eime | Originally published in Luxury…

Mission Berlin: Driving like a secret agent in a luxury Bentley Continental

Image credit: courtesy Dr Alice Clement/Flinders University CT scans show asymmetrical cranial adaptations may be key to the survival of the endangered night parrot. For just over 100 years, Australia’s endemic night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)…

Night parrot’s ‘wonky skull’ could be its superpower

Image credit: Australian Wildlife Conservancy “Adios, Rambo!” cheers Wayne Sparrow, Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) Pilliga operations manager. Wayne has spent the last four-and-a-half years trying to do one thing – find an individual fox…

The Pilliga’s most wanted animal

Image credit: Brad Leue/Australian Wildlife Conservancy Meet the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura), a small semi-arboreal carnivorous marsupial, ash grey in colour with a trademark reddish-brown tail adorned with long black hairs at its tip.…

New safe haven for locally extinct red-tailed phascogale

Image credit: Dr Conrad Hoskin Off the coast of Mackay, about 50km offshore in the waters of Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, sits Scawfell Island. Uninhibited by humans, the rugged remote island is covered in mounds of piled-up boulders. It is…

Master of camouflage: new gecko species found living among rocks on remote Queensland island

Image credit: Jon Finch The answer is much more sinister than you may think! Have you ever noticed these perfectly round holes in seashells? They’re a common sight along Australia’s beaches, but what’s not common is finding someone who knows why they…

What causes these holes in seashells?

Image credit: Derek Jeffrey Echidnas. They love to swim, their hind feet point backwards, they lay their eggs into a pseudo-pouch, they can enter a temporary hibernation-like state to conserve energy, they can dig vertically, the hatchlings respire…

Echidnas blow snot bubbles to stay cool

Image credit: shutterstock Don’t believe me? Read on. Kangaroos. They’re a national icon. A symbol of Australia. One takes pride of place on our coat of arms. One forms the logo of our national airline. Our soccer team are named in their honour.…

Did you know kangaroos have three vaginas?

Image credit: Pete Harmsen/AAD Antarctica is home to a plethora of impressive species. Animals such as penguins, seals, whales and dolphins attract the spotlight, but now it’s the underdog’s turn for some much-needed attention. Antarctic krill are…

Krill’s time to shine in new research facility

Palaeontologists lie next to the fossil during excavation. Image credit: courtesy Queensland Museum The elasmosaur, a genus of plesiosaur, was a giant long-necked marine reptile that co-existed with dinosaurs. “We have never found a body and a head…

Plesiosaur fossil discovery ‘the Rosetta Stone of marine palaeontology’

Image credit: Matt Testoni You’ll never guess where these magnificent coral reefs are found. “Sea whip corals, each about half a metre high, blanket the rocks. When you first spot them, it looks like colourful hairy boulders. “Then, up close, in…

‘Better than the Great Barrier Reef’

Image credit: Josie Stokes/courtesy The Bowerbird Collective ‘Give croaks a chance’. An album featuring the dulcet tones of Australian frogs is on track to rival Taylor Swift in next week’s ARIA Charts. Featuring the calls of 58 frog species, 43 of…

Help these endangered frogs top the ARIA Charts

A huntsman spider. Image credit: shutterstock It turns out certain species of spiders seek out company. When we think of spiders we think of them as solitary creatures – alone in their web, lurking in the corner of a room, or hiding in our shoes! And…

The secret social life of spiders

Image credit: Aussie Ark This breeding season 63 eastern quoll joeys have been born. This sets a new record for Aussie Ark, not only for the most eastern quolls to be born in one season, but it’s also the highest number of endangered marsupials ever…

Baby boom for endangered eastern quolls

Image credit: AAP/Dean Lewins Get ready to see our Moon glow a spectacular reddish colour during a total lunar eclipse. This astronomical event is rare because not only do lunar eclipses only occur during a full moon, a total lunar eclipse does not…

How to see Tuesday night’s Blood Moon

DNA testing is connecting tortoiseshell products with the original geographical origins of the hawksbill turtles they came from, in an effort to trace poachers and crack down on illegal trafficking. Image credit: Shutterstock Do you collect souvenirs…

Tortoiseshell database a ‘game-changer’ for critically endangered marine turtles

Image credit: Dr James Makinson Right now in Tasmania’s south a group of queen bumblebees are sporting the very latest in insect fashion. It looks like they’re wearing mini backpacks, but they are in fact carrying around new – and extremely…

Bumblebees with backpacks

Image credit: Òscar Montferrer Underwater photographer Òscar Montferrer has spent years developing his craft, diving into oceans around the globe, documenting the marine life below the surface. But while the sea has its big celebrities, it’s the…

‘Nudibranch hunter’ shares stunning images of Indonesia’s colourful and quirky sea slugs

Image credit: shutterstock The ‘Threatened Species Action Plan: Towards Zero Extinctions’ outlines some extremely ambitious targets, including the prevention of any new native animal or plant extinctions. The plan identifies 110 animal and plant…

‘No new extinctions’: Federal government vows to protect ever-growing list of threatened native species

On the outskirts of Hobart stands a collection of grey steel buildings, surrounded by a tall electrified chain link fence. It almost looks like a small prison. But you won’t find criminals behind these walls. Here, one of Australia’s rarest bird…

Unprecedented access: Inside Tasmania’s orange-bellied parrot captive breeding program

Image credit: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium A group of captive-bred White’s seahorses, also known as Sydney seahorses, has been released into Botany Bay. The species is listed as Endangered in New South Wales, making it the only endangered seahorse in…

VIDEO: Adorable seahorses check into new underwater ‘hotels’

Text generators have been around for years, but they’ve finally gotten good. Where previous iterations required a heavy edit, the latest version of ChatGPT from OpenAI writes with better grammar than I – sorry, me. But both chatbots and generative…

GPT-4 shouldn’t worry anybody – we just need to be better

Less work is making people more unhappy. Apparently. Does that sound right to you? Of course not. In a column for Bloomberg, economist Allison Schrager begins her argument with the wispiest of strawmen, by claiming that despite trends like “quiet…

Sorry status quo fans: Less work is the future

Forgive me for feeling smug, but the troubles hitting the technology industry have vindicated my cynical, grumpy opinions. I’ve long doubted the business sense, and decency, of Jeff Bezos, questioned the genius of Elon Musk, mocked Mark Zuckerberg’s…

Stop worshipping CEOs – tech is a team sport

The results of a huge British trial are in: reducing hours benefits staff and doesn’t hurt companies For six months, 2,900 employees at 61 British-based companies — from banks to animation studios, automotive suppliers to a chippy — took part in a…

Companies must wake up to four-day working

What will work look like in 2030? It could be a shorter, flexible week, where we work wherever we want. A nirvana of AI aides, hologram meetings and modern managers who have learned not to micromanage. Or we could be always-on, expected to instantly…

How the world of work will look in 2030

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Head to a new website, or merely one you haven't visited in a while. You likely won't be able to see it, especially if…

The Cookie Law is finally crumbling – good riddance

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How quantum computing can fight climate change

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Augmented reality (AR) has had a rough start to life, which is perhaps not a surprise for a technology launched into the…

Smart contact lenses could kick AR into the mainstream

Young employees want a place at the table to have their voices heard. Some older workers think they should pay their dues first. A As millennials and Gen Zers make up more of the workforce each year, there’s one big difference emerging that sets them…

Can younger workers speak up without managers bristling?

The internet isn’t just for teenagers. When Gen Z hit the web, the social media companies bent and contorted to meet their interests – which seem to be short videos, social justice and lip-syncing. Hence the rise of TikTok, and social rivals…

Social media engineers should stop copying TikTok

Traditional notions of mentoring are top down: senior leaders guiding lower-level staff. But the tides are changing – and younger workers are now teaching up. S Senior executives with years of experience have valuable advice for junior employees –…

'Reverse mentorship': How young workers are teaching bosses

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more My sister and her family visited me in June. As her children are approaching their teenage years and are travelling from…

No Wi-Fi is better than slow Wi-Fi

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more The past few years have seen record wildfires in California, Europe and Australia, with the annual conflagrations…

Fighting wildfires with sensors, AI and drones

IT Pro is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more It’s impossible to see the future, but modelling potential outcomes is powerful. Want to know how a driverless car will…

Mapping an entire country: Meet Singapore’s digital twin

Earlier this month, Babylon Health canceled its last hospital contract with the UK National Health Service (NHS) eight years early, with CEO Ali Parsa calling such projects “a distraction” that aren't lucrative enough to bother with as the company…

Babylon Disrupted the UK’s Health System. Then It Left

While on maternity leave, my phone sent a notification that I’ve never previously noticed, alerting me to the fact I’d spent upwards of seven hours staring at the screen the day before. Apparently that was down from the prior week. Does that alarm…

We aren’t spending too much time on our smartphones, actually

Used to spending hundreds of dollars on public transit every month? Soon, depending on where you live, all those bus, train, and tram journeys could be totally free. Sure, transit operators would earn less revenue. But some are willing to risk the…

The Case for Making Public Transit Free Everywhere

Three feet above the waves, the Candela P-12 sprints across Lake Mälaren near Stockholm, Sweden. With only its hydrofoils cutting through the water, the boat leaves virtually no wake, noise, or emissions—a sea change from the hulking diesel-powered…

Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, It’s a Flying Ferry

On an unseasonably warm spring day in 2020 – 23rd March, to be precise – the nation saw their lives suddenly judder to a halt when former Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the UK was being plunged into lockdown. Overnight, our usual routines…

Getting sober, moving abroad and saving the planet: how lockdown changed our lives

No matter how bad the weather, or how delayed your morning train, one constant reminder that love is all around us has cheered the nation for years. Metro’s iconic Rush-Hour Crush has helped turned those secret yearnings into endless possibilities,…

On the eve of Metro’s 24th birthday, we find out what happened to our secret Rush-Hour Crushes

It was early days, but Flo was feeling positive about Jack – a man she’d been seeing for three months. The pair met on Hinge, Flo swiping right after Jack’s pithy one-liners made her smile. Their first date – a couple of drinks after work – had been…

Why Is it So Hard to Date Right Now?

It’s something that we can all agree on – he’s gorgeous. So much so, that this guy’s big brown eyes and soulful stare have translated into lucrative modelling opportunities, posing for the likes of Versace and Tommy Hilfiger. But although he’s world…

Meet the dog more famous than you will ever be

It’s the latest reality prog to hit the States, a mature dating show boasting a twist so Freudian, we can’t help but wonder if we’re going to need psychoanalysing after watching it. Milf Manor (Milf is an acronym for Mum I’d Like To… well, you know)…

Complete with toe-curling tasks, is Milf Manor the worst TV show ever?

We’re a nation of suckers for 70s nostalgia. Psychedelic prints, flared trousers and floaty ‘fits are all the rage on the high-street (and catwalk) right now, bringing vibes straight from summertime discos to an otherwise cold and drizzly March. It’s…

I tried the cool girl 70s haircut inspired by Daisy Jones and the Six

With Paris Fashion Week in full swing, models from across the world have touched down in the French capital city to flaunt haute couture from the most coveted designers. While those who are chosen to strut the hallowed catwalks are mostly cut from…

The modelling agency going to battle against beauty stereotypes

It was a name that kept echoing around the school corridors one day last October: Andrew Tate. Suddenly every student in one West London school was talking about this kickboxer. Such was the surge of this random fascination, it left the school’s Head…

Emergency assemblies, letters home and extra staff: how schools are rallying to tackle Andrew Tate

He was one of the UK’s most promising football players, hailed as a ‘dangerous’ forward due to his penchant for scoring shots that should have been impossible. But Justin Fashanu’s legacy extends well beyond his fantastic footwork. 33 years ago, the…

LGBTQ+ History Month: Justin Fashanu – the footballer who dared to challenge sporting stereotypes

It’s a Saturday night in Dublin, and a group of men are buzzing around backstage in a nightclub. They’re rifling through costumes for their performance, slicking back their hair, pumping themselves up. Outside sits a sea of women smattered across a…

Penis pumps, clawing fans and a very scorched sausage… the reality of being a male stripper

At first glance, Archie Johnson seems like a nice kid – the pinnacle of what the ideal sixth former should look like. The son of two high-flying, well-to-do business types, Archie spends his time between his large, airy house in an exclusive suburb…

New TV drama Consent reveals just how how rife misogyny and rape culture is in schools today

Julie Fields* had a hunch one day last year that her 14-year-old son Ben* was doing something he shouldn’t be. Nothing particularly prompted her into thinking this – call it a mother’s intuition, if you will. When he was out with friends one day, the…

Vaping is Gen-Z’s new status symbol with kids as young as 12 puffing away on the sickly sweet e-cigs, but how safe are they?

Francesca can still remember the chilling moment when she discovered private and personal photos of her had been posted online. The 27-year-old was sat at her desk at work, quietly typing, when a message from a stranger pinged from the corner of her…

Does reality TV have a problem with celebrating toxic men?

Victorian Britain is widely believed to be puritanical when it came to matters of the heart – affection between couples were kept behind closed doors, casual sex was considered taboo and marriage was practically essential for women to have any kind…

The forgotten story of Princess Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh – women’s rights campaigner and ‘Indian Schindler’

‘Every morning when I wake up, I see a man’s penis I haven’t asked to see.’ Emily Atack begins her documentary, Asking For It, with this startling confession to camera. She then lifts up her smartphone and counts how many unsolicited images she’s…

‘It’s in our phone, in our hands, and it’s in our house’: Six women share their experiences of online sexual harassment

After a hectic day at work, Maz finds herself in her small but tastefully decorated bedroom in London. The 23-year-old is constantly socialising, but now she’s on her own – and looking to see if anyone’s around. So, she picks up her smartphone and…

Sex and Gen Z: ‘People think we’re not interested in it… but that isn’t true’

It hit James Morosini like a punch to the gut. Feeling sick, his mouth went dry, as he took in this information. Surely, this had to be a joke? But the silence ringing in his ears wasn’t punctuated by laughter. The girl he had been messaging was not…

‘I was catfished by my dad – but it actually brought us closer’

Comment Nick Smith spent 30 years in the teaching profession. Over those three decades, the former headteacher says he saw monumental change in the job he once loved. ‘We’re not just responsible for having to get students to be able to read, write…

‘I dread every day’: Overworked and under pressure, teachers are in the midst of a mental health crisis – and are now choosing to strike

It is a very sad thing for me to admit, but I am a self-confessed workaholic. When I’m not sat at my laptop furiously filing features, I’m listening to podcasts for inspiration, or testing ideas out on my friends in the pub. My brain ticks like a…

Confessions of a workaholic: Is it time we gave laziness a much-needed rebrand?

As the slow drips of detail started to seep out last week, Spare looked set to be one of the biggest book releases of the decade. I’d like to consider myself a fairly level-headed observer of the royal family; having grown up just outside Windsor and…

Prince Harry’s book has totally changed my mind about him… and the Royal Family

A homicide defendant’s lawyer requested June 16 that his client receive mental health treatment after witnessing the death of a fellow inmate. Ronald Miller, 43, is accused of stabbing his former girlfriend, 28-year-old Tiffany Hardy, to death on…

Homicide Defendant Requests Mental Health Treatment

A defendant pleaded guilty to two separate sexual assaults committed against strangers. On May 26, Kenneth Pollard pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse and second-degree burglary in one case and misdemeanor sex abuse in another. The…